Brighton v Peterborough

[luke17]

Pitch inspection tomorrow

Why dont they call it off now theres no way this game is going to go ahead, if Arsenal cant stage there game what hope does it leave for us?

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

We took a coach load from the White Admiral Pub. Utter hoolifest. We all sat on the coach by St. Peters Church waiting for word that the game was on. Memory is softening with age but I remember getting stopped by police on the A1 as they checked the bus for booze (which had all been consumed and empties chucked out still driving) and weapons. We all got out and were pissing up the side of the bus. The copper in front told the driver that he was losing antifreeze!!!!!!!! as the stream of piss moved by. Into the ground, pitch looked like an ice skating rink. All of us (pre-Hillsborough) stuck in the terrace behind the goal. Never felt more packed in than that day. We went down 1-0, pulled it back, 2-1, pulled it back again. The Boro lads were giving it the large all game. After the draw, many of the boys headed into town and were escorted back by the constabulary and we were "uninvited" to ever return again.

Those were the days............

The White Admiral is , sadly, no more.

 

[Napper]

Why dont they call it off now theres no way this game is going to go ahead, if Arsenal cant stage there game what hope does it leave for us?

they have had twice the snow we have up there

 

[Napper]

Why dont they call it off now theres no way this game is going to go ahead, if Arsenal cant stage there game what hope does it leave for us?

they have had twice the snow we have

 

[trueblue]

Why dont they call it off now theres no way this game is going to go ahead, if Arsenal cant stage there game what hope does it leave for us?

BUt Arsenal's problems won't be with the pitch. Just the problems of getting people to and from the game, making the huge area around the ground safe and maybe even taking into account the feelings of the away fans who would be gutted to miss one of their matches of the season.

We don't have anything like the same number of people to deal with and, with temperatures predicted to be 5 degrees tomorrow, the travel problems should no longer be an issue locally. Might put off the Peterboro fans, but tough

 

[Simster]

Jacobs scored I think, maybe Fashanu as well. At least 5k packed into London road, most packed ever that day. We won the replay 1 - 0 through Alan Biley I think to go into 1/4 finals against southampton

We had 6,000 there and there was 19,000 for the replay. I think Dean Saunders scored the winner with a 20 yarder into the south stand.

Did anyone else on here go down to the Goldstone to clear the snow from the pitch so that the replay could go ahead? I remember there about 1-200 of us helping out, including SIR Chris Cattlin who was manager at the time. When the job was done, he gave a rousing speech about how we were going to sort out Peterborough and march onto GLORY. Should have saved his speech for the Southampton game when we played fecking SHITHOUSE.

 

[Gav1901]

its not actually frozen underneath the snow its just wet so lets hope the snow clears up and we have a game on our hands

 

[luke17]

So people think this game will MIGHT be on then? Do you people not have Windows and Doors in your houses all you have to do is look outside and realise theres 4-6 Inchs of snow outside which hasnt melted at all today and wont completely melt by tomorrow

 

[Gav1901]

well im just hoping for some rain

 

[Deleted User X18H]

We had 6,000 there and there was 19,000 for the replay. I think Dean Saunders scored the winner with a 20 yarder into the south stand.

Did anyone else on here go down to the Goldstone to clear the snow from the pitch so that the replay could go ahead? I remember there about 1-200 of us helping out, including SIR Chris Cattlin who was manager at the time. When the job was done, he gave a rousing speech about how we were going to sort out Peterborough and march onto GLORY. Should have saved his speech for the Southampton game when we played fecking SHITHOUSE.

I did!!! I am sure Dean Saunders scored the winner in the replay!!

 

[Wilka]

Game is off!

 

[Gav1901]

bit early to say isnt it

 

[IndianaPaul]

Game OFF according to sky sports news

 

[Superseagull]

I don't think the pitch would be in great condition after being covered for 48hours plus. I don't think the withdean grass has seen much daylight for the past few weeks. You have to consider the Posh fans as well as more snow is forecast for them tonight.

 

[Horney]

Is that the game where one of the Peterborough goals was a shot skimming along the ground, which hit a frozen rut and ballooned over Digweeds head into the goal?? Cup game I think.

Yes...I can still remember Perry going down to field a pretty innocuous 20 yarder and it struck a lump of snow and shot straight over him into the net !!! The laughter was still ringing round the ground when we kicked off again.

 

[Horney]

It was, indeed, 2-2 in the snow at peterborough and also 2-2 in the snow V Torquay at the Goldstone in the late 60's when Britishy rail put up signs saying the game was off so under 6,000 attended what could have been a 10-15k crowd.

On the Big match revisited, a few weeks back, they showed man City v Chelsea on a snow covered pitch. Young Clive Walker, with hair flowing, scored.

I've got a confession about that Torquay game. I turned up at the Goldstone ( with a school mate ) and as we walked past the East Terrace turnstiles, one of the stewards was taking the boards down. We asked what was going on and were told the game was off.( It was about 1pm )
Rather dejected, we made our way back to Hove station and told everyone we passed that it was off ( some turned round, others continued to the ground ) When we got to the station, we told the ticket collector it was off and he said " thanks lads, I'll put a sign up now "
As we boarded the train we watched him putting out the sign informing " match off "
We arrived back in Mid Sussex ( after a quick trip into Brighton ) to be asked by my Father how we had got back so quickly. " It was called off " we said, to which he replied " Well thats strange, according to the radio it was a 2-2 draw.
So there you are... guilty as charged...we probably cost the club 5000 fans that day and a great deal of money.
( I remember Vinnicombe saying in the Argus that rumours were flying around before the game that it was off.....if only he knew ! )

 

[Nottseagull]

Can I be the first to moan that this decision has been taken too EARLY?

Look TBC, you've got to think about people travelling distances; not just our exiles, but 'borough as well. Far better to have certainty now than uncertainty at 5pm tomorrow.